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Published 30 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VCC & WBS Air Conditioning Preventative Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£210,000≈ £229k / year · £252,000 inc. VAT28.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 30 Sept 2025
Awarded to Johnson Controls
Contract term 11 moends 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement seeks to establish a formal preventative maintenance contract for Air

Conditioning (AC) systems across Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC) and Welsh Blood Service (WBS)

sites. The contract will cover quarterly and annual scheduled maintenance, call-out response for

emergency faults, and fixed rates for ad hoc remedial works

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: The procurement is a continuation of an existing contract under unchanged market conditions. The service is widely available and standardised, and the buyer has sufficient market knowledge to proceed without further market engagement.

CPV: Air-conditioning installations · Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 11 moSMEPublished value£210,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 (11 mo) · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensionsValue: £210,000 exc. VAT · £252,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Initial contract of 12-months with option to extend by further 24-months (in annual tranches) at the sole discretion of the Trust.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed within the Terms and Conditions attached to the tender (itt code: itt_119013).

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed in the 'Instructions to Bidders' document attached to the tender (itt code: itt_119013).

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 40%
  • Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial
  • Qualitative
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed within the Terms and Conditions attached to the tender (itt code: itt_119013).

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed in the 'Instructions to Bidders' document attached to the tender (itt code: itt_119013).

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2028
First published
30 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 14:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Sept 2025
Authority reference
VEL-ITT-59239
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044337
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Air-conditioning installationsRepair and maintenance services of cooler groups
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056936 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions are to be made via the eTender Wales platform:

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Timeline

30 Jul 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent384 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published382 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 14:42 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 14:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Oct 2025, 14:42 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £149,5521 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Johnson ControlsAir Conditioning Preventative Maintenance For Velindre Cancer Centre21 Oct 2025 – 20 Oct 2026 · up to 20 Oct 2028Extensions: With Option to Extend Extension 1: - 21/10/26 –20 /10/27 Extension 2: - 21/10/27 – 20/10/28£149,55230 Sept 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Johnson ControlsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDCV-8319-YNTQ 180 Aztec West, Almondsbury , Bristol, South West, BS32 4TUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender